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NOBLE B
94.4%
of words eliminated

How NOBLE performs

Played first, NOBLE removes about 94.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.01 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,419 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 36% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, NOBLE left an average of 128 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 351 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNOBLE
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green36.3%
Any green or yellow85.1%
Whole row gray14.9%
Worst case answers left351

*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.